Jigging contest 2024

We were getting jiggy before "jiggy" was even a thing!

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53rd JIGGING CONTEST

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024 
Time: 12 p.m. (noon)
Location: Relais du Voyageur at the Centre culturel franco-manitobain (CCFM) Salle Jean-Paul Aubry, 340 Provencher Blvd
Registration: Online pre-registration or same day in-person registration is permitted. See contest rules below for more details.

SCHEDULE

11 AM | Doors open / Registration starts
12 PM (noon) | Program begins
12:10 PM | Performance by the Official Voyageurs
12:30 PM | Jigging Contest begins
• Categories | 10 years and under / 11 to 13 years / 14 to 17 years / 55 years and older / Open

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Presentation of awards
4 PM | Jigging Contest ends

CATEGORIES

10 & under

1st place
$50
2nd place
$40
3rd place
$30

4th place
$20

5th place
$10

11 to 13

1st place
$60
2nd place
$50
3rd place
$40

4th place
$20

5th place
$10

14 to 17

1st place
$100
2nd place
$75
3rd place
$50

4th place
$20

5th place
$10

55 & over

1st place
$100
2nd place
$75
3rd place
$50

Open

1st place
$200
2nd place
$150 
3rd place
$100

4th place
$60

5th place
$40

aDMISSION

CLICK HERE to purchase tickets to attend the Jigging Contest.

$10 (adult) | $5 (6-17) | Free (5 and under) | Free for registered participants and their guardian if under 18 years old

Rules and Regulations

53rd JIGGING CONTEST (PDF)

Each contestant must confirm their registration through one of the following methods:
• The preferred method is pre-registering online at https://forms.gle/k5ukmD5ovLRSe4m79 by 12 p.m. February 23. Those pre-registered must still check-in at the registration table upon arrival (alternatively, in person can be done between 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on the day of competition)
• Only the registered contestants will be allowed to participate in the contest;
• Each contestant can only register for one category;
• Contestants will be expected to demonstrate the basic step three times along with three distinct changes;
• A fiddler will be provided and will play the Red River Jig;
• Contestants can use alternative fiddlers if they choose, but they must play three changes of the Red River Jig;
• Contestants’ jigging order will be determined randomly by the registration volunteers ;
• There will be two qualified judges and the judges decisions will be final;
• Any contestant winning the Open category three (3)consecutive times will not be eligible to participate the following year;
• The judges may, at their discretion, request contestants of the Open category to repeat their initial performance in groups of 3 or 4 according to the order assigned to allow judges to better assess their individual performance;
• Participants are not permitted to use taps;
• Free admission for all contestants (and a guardian if under 18 years of age).

For more info, please contact Patti Kusturok, Event Coordinator, via phone or text at (204) 890-3435 or by email at [email protected].

RESULTS

2022

9 years old and Under: Matthieu French
Age 10-13: Ashlyn Cote-Squire
Age 60+: Winston Wuttunee
Open: Janessa roy

2021

9 years old and Under: Savanna Anderson
Age 10-13: Peyton Habinski
Age 60+: Ed Poitras
Open: Jessica Lavallee
Virtual: Shawn Sasakamoose - Ahtahkaoop, Sashatchewan

2020

9 years old and Under: Rosalee Berens
Age 10-13 : Peyton-Lynn Harbinski
Age 60+: Winston Wuttunee     
Open: Jessica Lavallée

2019

9 years old and Under:  Bridgette Kantimere
Age 10-13 : Payton Habinski
Age 60+: Jennine Krauchi
Open: Ryan Richard

2018

9 years old and Under:  Peyton Habinski
Age 10-13 : Clarissa Spence
Age 60+: Jennine Krauchi
Open: Felicia Morrisseau

2017

9 years old and Under:  Piper Bresser
Age 10-13 : Clarisa Spence
Age 60+: Verna Spence
Open: Felicia Morrisseau

2016

9 years old and Under:  Cassity Kent
Age 10-13 : Brooklyn Rees McKay
Age 60+: Joyce Beach
Open: Ryan Richard

2015

9 years old and Under:  Clarissa Spence
Age 10-13 : Thalia Ducharme
Age 60+: Claudette Penner
Open: Ryan Richard

2013

9 years old and Under:  Thalia Ducharme
Age 10-13 : Sara Lambert
Age 60+: Joyce Beach
Open: Kalem McLennan